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VALENTI, Giacomo Mario 1948 MISR 153
VALENTI, Severina (ZINETTI) 1948 TOSCANA 153
VELICHKOVICH, Panta 1948 GENERAL M B STEWART 184
VELLA, Antonia 1948 STRATHNAVER

The mother, Josephine, arrived en-route to Sydney, where her husband had already settled, with seven children. The second youngest Nina, almost...

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VAN WIJK, Johannes 1948 TALISSE 300
VALENTI, Michelangelo 1949 SEBASTIANO CABOTO 3
VEREVIS, Manoli 1949 MISR

Manoli was the second of four brothers. Anastasi was the eldest, Petros was the third born and Kyryakou the youngest child. A sister, Maria was...

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VASSALLO, Laurent & Marie 1949 CYRENIA

Laurent (21 Dec 1917 - 23 Nov 1960). Marie (15 Apr 1917 - 2 Jan 1982). They bought their young family to Australia for a more secure and stable...

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VEREVIS, Chrissie 1949 MISR

Greek born in Asia Minor [Turkey] moved to Egypt to marry circa 1911. Widowed with 5 children at age 33. One child died. Left Egypt post war to...

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VINCIULLO, Signorino 1949 SEBASTIANO CABOTO

Signorino left Sicily to make a better life for his family. He had little schooling and no trade. With his wife Carolina they raised four children...

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VAN KESSEL, Johan L 1949 MAETSUYCKER

Johan arrived from the Netherlands following WWII. He was a sergeant in the Netherlands army defending Rotterdam. Was imprisoned by the Nazis and...

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VAN BOHEEMEN, Maria C 1949 PARTIZANKA

Paid her own pasage to Australia to join her husband Leen. Travelled with five children. Experienced traumatic journey and hardship on arrival

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VAN BOHEEMEN, Leonardus M 1949 VOLENDAM

Worked with the underground during 2nd World War and awarded the Prince Bernhard Medal. Joined the army attaining corporal rank working as a...

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VERSACI, Giuseppe 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Married Maria Catena Morabito 27/08/1953. Father of 4 children. Came from a family of 12 children. Naturalised 17/01/1956. Worked in the...

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VINE, Robert Feltham 1949 ORCADES

Spent several years working on the Western Australian Goldfields. Six years on the Cocos Islands with the Dept. Civil Aviation. Retired as Trade...

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VAN DER STRAATEN, Herbert 1949 ORION

Spent the majority of his working life in Australia as a member of the R.A.A.F. He retired as a F/Sgt. When he died he left two children, and one...

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VENDITTELLI, Vincenzo 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

Vincenzo was a POW on William Price's farm at Carnamah. He returned home after the war and found his fiance had died. William Price sponsored him...

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VANAGS, Alfred & Margaret 1949 OXFORDSHIRE

There are 2 sons in the marriage, Raimond & Werner, and one daughter Claudia, three grandsons, one grand daughter & two great- grandsons....

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VIDENIEKS Family 1949 AMARAPOORA 125
VILIPS Family 1949 ANNA SALEN

Karlis and Milda arrived in Australia with their 2 children: Maiguta (daughter) born 28/1/1932 and son Karlis born 13/8/1934 died 13/12/2001....

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VENER, Dante Piero 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI

With his brothers Lino and Elmo, brought a banana plantation. Lived and worked there for 45 years. Retired in Munster close to family. Enjoys...

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VANOPOULOS, Kyriakoula 1949 PARTIZANKA 242
VANOPOULOS, Sam 1949 PARTIZANKA 242
VUJOVIC, Petar 1949 ANNA SALEN

After working as a Labourer in Wundowie & Perth, he moved to Carnarvon in 1953. He brought his wife & two children out of Yugoslavia in...

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VLAKHOUDIS, D & F 1949 MISR

Came from Egypt with both sons, George & Nicola.

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VARPINS Family 1949 ANNA SALEN

Fricis and Leokadija left Europe after a traumatic period during and post WWII. Displacement from their motherland Latvia, to pursue a life in...

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VALLELONGA, Vincenzo G 1949 CYRENIA

Worked on the land in Italy. Left his family to make a better life for himself. Goe Audino was his sponsor. Worked in Morawa for the Broad family...

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VANCE, Elizabeth & Family 1949 CAMERONIA

Daughter of Mathew & Elizabeth Vance, sister to John, Gerald, Raymond, Patricia & Eugene. All arrived 2nd December 1949. Elizabeth married...

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VERAZZI, Peter & Nella 1949 UGOLINO VIVALDI 412
VIETNIEKS, Pavils & Ruta 1949 AMARAPOORA

Came with their 18 month old son Gints. Raised four other children - Vilnis, Paul, Inara & Valda. Pavils was a keen horticulturist & had a...

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VINKOVICH, Louis 1949 ANNA SALEN

Louis arrived in Fremantle & worked as a tailor. He met & married Millie Miocevich & had two children, Michael & Marie. After...

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VOCE, Arthur Birbeck 1949 GEORGIC

Arthur's wife Elizabeth Ann (nee Smith) and his 2 sons Alan and Norman followed in 1950 travelling aboard the Cameronia.

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VAJAS, JJ & G 1950 SKAUGUM 13
VAN DETH Family 1950 VOLENDAM

The family was sponsored by the Cliftons from 'Alverstoke' where Jan (John) worked on their dairy farm. He later found work in Donnybrook, Yornup...

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VLAKOU Olympia 1950 SEBASTIANO CABOTO

My parents were a very hard working couple that set up a market garden on 22 acres of land, where they grew tomatoes and watermelons and were part...

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VISIOLI Family 1950 SKAUGUM

Maria & Alfredo came to Australia for a better life for their children Pietro, Bruno & Vanda. They chose Koorda. Then moved to Northam....

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van der HELM Family 1950 JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT

Arie & Aagje Maria arrived with their son Willem aged 19 who was born in Leiden 14/12/1930.

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VOLOCZI, Frigyes & Ilona 1950 FAIRSEA

Frigyes: from Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. Illona from near Debrecen, Hungary. Arrived with children Helen (born 1948) and Fred (born 1949). Third child...

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VAJDA, Aladar & Eszter 1950 SKAUGUM

Lt. Col. Royal Hungarian Army. In Australia accountant, later surveyor standard gauge project. Eszter (Vaszary) from artistic family. Three sons;...

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VAJDA, Elemer I 1950 SKAUGUM

Worked on major engineering projects such as Kwinana Refinery, Snowy River Mountain Scheme (1958-61) and Western Port Oil refinery (Victoria)....

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VERHOOGT, Egilius W 1950 MAETSUYCKER 48
VINCEKOVIC, Martin 1950 SKAUGUM 55
VANDERSTROOM T & J 1950 VOLENDAM

Johanna Vanderstroom - Gerritsen arrived on the same boat, VOLENDAM. Teunis & Johanna married in Perth 13/12/1950.

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VASIC, Elija & Kaethe 1950 UNKNOWN 89
VAN DEN BERG, Jan 1950 VOLENDAM

Married Anny Van Waudenberg. Had five daughters and sponsored many other migrants.

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VAN WOUDENBERG, Anny 1950 SIBAJAK

Married Jan Van Den Berg. Had four daughters. Lwanita, Clarita, Marian & Anne - Lisa.

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VAN DETH, Jan & Mab 1950 VOLENDAM

Our sponsers were the sisters Emily & Cecile Clifton of "Alverstoke" Brunswick Junction.
Son: Sander born 23/2/1943 & daughter:...

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VARGA, Jozef 1950 SKAUGUM 99
VASSALLO, (Sam) Saviour 1950 OCEAN TRIUMPH 110
VERSACE, Rocco 1950 TOSCANA 113